Jacky Hackett: Cooking, eating, reading, riding my bike that goes nowhere — living my best porch life.
We did a whirlwind tour of Washington, D.C. for spring break. Between miles of walking and hours standing in lines, we managed a few delicious meals. Lucky for us, our friends were in town at the same time. We got to share a number of meals with them and their friends too. Starting with the…
We spent a long Fourth of July weekend in Southwest Michigan for a family wedding. We spent the Fourth on the beach, no better pace to be. Friday followed with lots of fun. You know it is a funday when the Hummer limo pulls up before noon! We had a fun-filled day planned to celebrate…
Nope, not Superman, just time flying by! Amazing how that happens on vacation, Friday never comes this fast during a work week. We’ve been enjoying a road trip in Canada this week. First stop Toronto. It was just a quick stop, well if you don’t count the horrid traffic. The city is a clusterf*ck of…
I took a long weekend for Mother’s Day and headed to Montauk to visit my son. After a long travel day I arrived to just in time to enjoy happy hour on a beautiful day with an equally beautiful view. A fabulous start to a fabulous weekend where I was so well taken care of….
I spent Mother’s Day weekend visiting my son in Long Island. The end of the island, and the easternmost point in New York state. Not one travel hiccup, which is amazing consider it involved four planes, two cabs, one train, a bus, and a few car rides. Not the easiest place to get to from…
Being a visitor is always fun. Though visiting the recommended places, going to the touristy areas, seeing the popular sights is really only part of getting to know a city. It’s like the first few dates of a relationship, everyone is on their best behavior. My favorite way to see a city is early in…
Labor Day has been nice and relaxing, finally getting a chance to get through the vacation photos. It seems like a distant memory, but fun to relive via the photos. The first stop on our trip was Michigan for camping and fun on the beach. Wouldn’t be camping without s’mores and some Jiffy pop over…
The first leg of our vacation was camping in Michigan. Can’t go camping without s’mores. My sister-in-law brought Reese’s peanut butter cups, genius! We roasted up the beer marshmallows. I have to say,beer or no beer, homemade marshmallows are awesome. The texture is creamier than the packaged kind. They roasted up nicely, and melted very…
Back from vacation, look what greeted us at home… We packed a lot of fun into our trip — camping, Niagara Falls, family, beach, and of course lots of good eats. All complete with fun, fun, fun as you can see… Settling back into reality with one last glass of wine. Don’t judge, the youngest…
Monday ‘s are always hard, recuperating from the weekend and getting back into the work routine. This week a fun food field trip cured my Monday blues. I was lucky to get to tag along with Harlene Ellin at Fine (Design Dine & Wine) as she visited one Chicago’s newest restaurants. It was neat to…